UK Trade Gap Well Below Expectations in October

The UK’s deficit on trade in goods and services increased to GBP 1.41 billion in October of 2017 from a downwardly revised GBP 1.14 billion gap in September but way below market expectations of a GBP 3 billion gap. Both exports and imports reached record values although purchases rose at a faster pace, mainly due to unspecified goods (including non-monetary gold) from non-EU countries.

Total imports rose 1.6 percent month-over-month to a record high of GBP 55.07 billion: purchases of goods advanced 2.1 percent to GBP 40.99 billion and those of services edged up 0.1 percent to GBP 14.08 billion. Imports went up for mainly for food, beverages and tobacco (1.9 percent); finished manufactured (5 percent) unspecified good (17 percent). In contrast, imports of oil went down 2.7 percent. Main rises were seen in purchases from Germany (4.4 percent); Netherlands (3.9 percent); France (0.8 percent); Belgium and Luxembourg (4 percent) and Italy (2.8 percent) while those from China went down 3.5 percent.

Considering the three months to October, the total trade deficit narrowed by GBP 2.7 billion to GBP 5 billion. Total eports went up 2.7 percent, mainly to goods, which increased 3.8 percent. Unspecified goods (particularly non-monetary gold) was the main contributor to the increase. Total imports rose at a slower 0.8 percent.

UK Posts Largest Trade Deficit in 15 Months
The UK’s deficit on trade in goods and services widened by GBP 1.2 billion to GBP 4.896 billion in December 2017 from an upwardly revised GBP 3.652 billion in the previous month and way above market expectations of GBP 2.4 billion. It was the largest trade deficit since September 2016.Published on 2018-02-09

UK November Trade Deficit Largest in 5 Months
The UK’s deficit on trade in goods and services widened by GBP 0.5 billion to GBP 2.804 billion in November 2017 from an upwardly revised GBP 2.270 billion in the previous month. It was the largest trade deficit since June.Published on 2018-01-10

UK Trade Gap Well Below Expectations in October
The UK’s deficit on trade in goods and services increased to GBP 1.41 billion in October of 2017 from a downwardly revised GBP 1.14 billion gap in September but way below market expectations of a GBP 3 billion gap. Both exports and imports reached record values although purchases rose at a faster pace, mainly due to unspecified goods (including non-monetary gold) from non-EU countries.Published on 2017-12-08

UK Trade Deficit Narrows as Exports Hit Record High
The UK’s deficit on trade in goods and services narrowed by GBP 0.70 billion to GBP 2.75 billion in September 2017 from a downwardly revised GBP 3.46 billion gap in August and way below market expectations of a GBP 4.60 billion gap. It was the smallest trade deficit since May.Published on 2017-11-10

UK August Trade Deficit Largest in 11 Months
The UK’s deficit on trade in goods and services widened by GBP 1.39 billion to GBP 5.63 billion in August 2017 from an upwardly revised GBP 4.24 billion gap in July and way above market expectations of a GBP 2.80 billion gap. It was the largest trade deficit since September last year, as the goods trade gap hit a record high.Published on 2017-10-10

UK Trade Deficit Unchanged in July
The UK’s deficit on trade in goods and services was almost unchanged at GBP 2.87 billion in July 2017, compared with a downwardly revised GBP 2.91 billion gap in June. Published on 2017-09-08

UK Trade Deficit Largest in 9 Months
The UK’s deficit on trade in goods and services widened by £2.0 billion to £4.56 billion in June 2017 from a revised £2.52 billion in May. It was the biggest trade gap since September last year, as imports rose in the month by 3.3 percent to an all-time high of £53.95 billion, due to an increase in purchases of both goods and services. Exports dropped 0.7 percent to £49.39 billion.Published on 2017-08-10

UK Trade Deficit Widens In May As Imports Jump
The UK’s deficit on trade in goods and services widened by £1.0 billion to £3.1 billion in May 2017 from an upwardly revised £2.1 billion in April. Imports rose in the month by 2.7 percent to £52.7 billion, due to an increase in imports of goods. Exports grew at a slower 0.9 percent to £49.7 billion.Published on 2017-07-07

UK Trade Deficit Narrows In April As Imports Fall
The UK’s deficit on trade in goods and services narrowed by £1.8 billion to £2.1 billion in April 2017 from a downwardly revised £3.9 billion in March. Imports declined in the month by 3.5 percent to £51.9 billion from an all-time high of £53.7 billion, due to a decrease in purchases of mechanical machinery, oil and cars. Exports also fell slightly by 0.1 percent to £49.8 billion, almost unchanged from the previous month's record high.Published on 2017-06-09

UK Trade Deficit Widens As Imports Hit New Record
The UK’s deficit on trade in goods and services widened by £2.3 billion to £4.9 billion in March 2017 from a downwardly revised £2.7 billion in February. Imports increased in the month by £2.9 billion to a new record high of £53.9 billion, due to an increase in purchases of goods from both EU and non-EU countries. Exports increased by £0.6 billion to £49.0 billion.Published on 2017-05-11

UK Trade Deficit Widens On Higher Imports
The UK’s deficit on trade in goods and services widened by £0.7 billion to £3.7 billion in February 2017 from an upwardly revised £3.0 billion in January. Imports increased in the month by £0.3 billion to a new record of £52.1 billion, due to an increase in purchases of goods from the EU. Exports decreased by £0.4 billion to £48.5 billion, led by a decrease in exports of trade in services of £0.3 billion.Published on 2017-04-07

UK Trade Deficit Narrows Slightly In January
The UK’s deficit on trade in goods and services decreased slightly by £0.1 billion to £1.97 billion in January 2017 from a downwardly revised £2.03 billion in December. Exports advanced by £0.4 billion to an all-time high of £49.4 billion, boosted by higher sales of machinery and transport equipment, mainly electrical machinery and cars, and chemicals; and imports increased by £0.3 billion also to a record £51.4 billion, as purchases of oil and chemicals rose the most.Published on 2017-03-10

UK Trade Deficit Narrows On Higher Exports In December
The UK’s deficit on trade in goods and services narrowed by £0.3 billion to £3.3 billion in December 2016 from a downwardly revised £3.6 billion in the previous month. Exports rose by 2.4 percent to an all-time high of £48.8 billion, while imports increased at a slower 1.7 percent also to a record £52.1 billion.Published on 2017-02-10

UK Trade Deficit Widens Sharply As Imports Jump
The UK’s deficit on trade in goods and services widened by £2.6 billion to £4.2 billion in November 2016 from a downwardly revised £1.5 billion in the previous month. Exports rose by £0.7 billion to an all-time high of £47.3 billion while imports increased at a much faster £3.3 billion also to a record £51.5 billion , mainly boosted by higher purchases of machinery and transport equipment. Published on 2017-01-11

UK Trade Deficit Narrows Sharply As Exports Jump 4.6%
The trade deficit in the United Kingdom narrowed by £3.8 billion to £2.0 billion in September 2016 from an upwardly revised £5.8 billion in the previous month. It was the smallest trade gap since May this year, as exports increased by 4.6 percent, boosted by a 8.7 percent rise in the export of goods, while imports declined by 3.6 percent.Published on 2016-12-09

UK Trade Deficit Widens Sharply in September
The trade gap in the United Kingdom widened by GBP 1.4 billion to GBP 5.2 billion in September from August of 2016, reaching the highest in three months. Exports fell 0.4 percent while imports jumped 2.5 percent, hitting a record high and boosted by purchases of ships, material manufactures, road vehicles and oil.Published on 2016-11-09

UK Trade Deficit Widens in August
The trade gap in the United Kingdom widened by GBP 2.5 billion to GBP 4.7 billion in August from July of 2016. Imports jumped 5.5 percent boosted by electrical machinery and aircraft while exports edged up a meager 0.1 percent. Published on 2016-10-07

UK Trade Deficit Narrows as Exports Climb 1.9% MoM
The trade deficit in the United Kingdom narrowed by £1.1 billion to £4.5 billion in July 2016 from an upwardly revised £5.6 billion in June. Exports increased by 1.9 percent, boosted by a 3.4 percent rise in the export of goods, while imports declined by 0.5 percent. Between the 3 months to April 2016 and the 3 months to July 2016, the total trade deficit widened by £5.1 billion to £14.1 billion, the widest deficit since the 3 months to December 2013.Published on 2016-09-09

UK Trade Deficit Widens to 1-Year High in June
The trade deficit in the United Kingdom widened sharply by £0.9 billion to £5.1 billion in June 2016 from an upwardly revised £4.2 billion in May. It was the biggest deficit since July last year, as exports increased by 2.4 percent while imports increased at a faster 4 percent to a record high of £48.9 billion.Published on 2016-08-09

UK Trade Deficit Widens in May
The trade gap in the United Kingdom widened slightly by GBP 0.6 billion to GBP 2.3 billion in May from April of 2016. Exports fell the most in ten months and imports declined for the first time this year.Published on 2016-07-08

UK Trade Deficit Narrows for 3rd Month
British trade gap declined to GBP 3294 million in April of 2016 from a downwardly revised GBP 3532 million shortfall in March. It is the lowest deficit since September last year as exports of both goods and services recorded the biggest rise in more than six years, boosted by sales of chemicals, machinery, oil, cars, clothing, beverages and aircraft.
Published on 2016-06-09

UK Trade Deficit Narrows to 3-Month Low
British trade gap declined for the second straight month to GBP 3.83 billion in March of 2016 from a downwardly revised GDP 4.3 billion deficit in February as exports gained the most in six months. However, the gap for the first quarter was the highest in eight years as weak external demand weighed on exports.Published on 2016-05-10

UK Trade Deficit Narrows in February
British trade gap narrowed to GDP 4.84 billion in February of 2016 from an upwardly revised GBP 5.2 billion deficit in the previous month as exports recovered and imports were flat. However, the trade in goods deficit was the widest ever for a February month and the trade gap with the European Union increased to a fresh record high of GBP 8.6 billion.Published on 2016-04-08

UK Trade Deficit Narrows to 4-Month Low
British trade gap narrowed to GBP 3.45 billion in January of 2016 from an upwardly revised GBP 3.69 billion shortfall in December. It is the lowest trade deficit in four months, due to a drop in imports of unspecified goods and fuels. However, the country's trade deficit in goods with the European Union widened to GBP 8.1 billion, the largest gap on record.Published on 2016-03-11

UK Trade Deficit at 3-Month Low
British trade gap narrowed to GBP 2.7 billion in December of 2015 from an upwardly revised GBP 4.03 billion shortfall in November. It is the lowest trade deficit in three months, due to a drop in imports of unspecified goods while falling oil prices brought oil purchases down to its lowest since February of 2009.Published on 2016-02-09

UK Trade Deficit Narrows in November
UK trade gap decreased to GBP 3.17 billion in November of 2015 from a downwardly revised GBP 3.5 billion shortfall in the previous month as lower oil prices led imports to fall more than exports.Published on 2016-01-08

UK Trade Deficit at 3-Month High
UK trade gap widened to GBP 4.14 billion in October compared to a downwardly revised GBP 1.07 billion in September as imports surged 5.4 percent and exports declined 1.6 percent. Excluding oil and other volatile goods, the deficit was the highest since records began in 1998. Published on 2015-12-10

UK Trade Deficit Narrows in September
UK trade gap in goods and services decreased to £1.353 billion in September of 2015 from a downwardly revised £2.9 billion shortfall in August. Lower than expected deficit can be mostly attributed to rise in exports of goods (by £600m in the month to £24bn) and decline in imports of goods (by £900m to £33.3 billion).Published on 2015-11-06

UK Trade Deficit Widens in July
The UK’s deficit on trade in goods and services was estimated to have been £3.4 billion in July 2015, £2.6 billion more compared with June 2015 as exports of goods plunged 9.5 percent and imports rose by 0.5 percent.
Published on 2015-09-09

UK Trade Deficit Widens to £1.6B in June
The UK’s deficit on trade in goods and services was estimated to have been £1.6 billion in June 2015, compared with £0.9 billion in May 2015. This reflects a deficit of £9.2 billion on goods, partially offset by an estimated surplus of £7.6 billion on services.Published on 2015-08-07

UK Trade Deficit at 2-Year Low
British trade gap decreased to £0.393 billion in May of 2015 from an upwardly revised £1.8 billion in April. It is the lowest shortfall since June of 2013, mainly driven by a drop in imports of ships.Published on 2015-07-10

UK Trade Deficit at 1-Year Low
British trade gap decreased to £1.2 billion in April from an upwardly revised £3 billion in the previous month. It is the lowest figure since March last year as exports posted the biggest gain in seven months while imports shrank. Published on 2015-06-09

UK Trade Deficit Narrows in March
British trade gap decreased slightly to £2.8 billion in March from a revised £3.3 billion in the previous month as exports to countries outside the European Union rose and imports of aircraft and ships declined.Published on 2015-05-08

UK Trade Deficit at 5-Month High
British trade gap increased to £2859 million in February from a revised £1536 million in the previous month as exports fell to a six-month low due to weaker sales to the United States. Published on 2015-04-09

UK Trade Deficit Narrows to 1-1/2-Year Low
British trade gap decreased to £616 million in January from a revised £2142 million in the previous month. It is the lowest shortfall since June of 2013 due to a sharp drop in oil imports and higher exports of services.Published on 2015-03-12

UK Trade Deficit Widens 57% in December
British trade gap increased to £2.9 billion in December of 2014 from a revised £1.8 billion in the previous month, driven by a surge in oil imports. In 2014, the goods deficit was £120 billion, the highest since records began in 1998.Published on 2015-02-06

UK Trade Deficit Narrows to 17-Month Low
British trade gap decreased to £1.4 billion in November of 2014 from a revised £2.2 billion in the previous month. It is the lowest shortfall since June of 2013 as lower oil prices reduced the country's imports.Published on 2015-01-09

UK Trade Deficit Narrows to 7-Month Low
British trade gap decreased to £ 2.04 billion in October of 2014 from a revised £ 2.8 billion in the previous month. It is the lowest shortfall since March due to a fall in fuel imports and higher silver sales.Published on 2014-12-10

UK Trade Deficit Widens Sharply in September
UK’s trade gap increased to £2.84 billion in September of 2014 from a revised £1.77 billion shortfall in August. It is the second highest monthly trade deficit this year, due to a surge in oil imports. Published on 2014-11-07

UK Trade Deficit Narrows in August
UK’s trade gap decreased to £ 1.9 billion in August of 2014 from a revised £ 3.1 billion shortfall in July, mainly due to a large drop in imports from non-EU countries.Published on 2014-10-10

UK Trade Deficit At 10-Month High
The UK trade gap widened to £ 3.3 billion in July from £ 2.5 billion in June. Imports of goods recorded the largest monthly increase in nearly two years driven by purchases of fuels and chemicals. Published on 2014-09-09

UK Trade Deficit Widens in June
UK trade gap increased to £2.5 billion in June, compared with £2.4 billion in the previous month as exports of goods fell.
Published on 2014-08-08

UK Trade Deficit Widens More than Expected
UK’s trade gap on goods and services increased to £2.42 billion in May of 2014, from a revised £2.05 billion in April. It is the highest shortfall in four months, due to a surge in imports of aircrafts.Published on 2014-07-10

UK Trade Deficit Widens Sharply in April
UK's trade gap on goods and services increased to £2.5 billion in April 2014, compared with £1.1 billion in March 2014, as exports to countries outside the European Union declined and imports grew slightly.Published on 2014-06-06

UK Trade Deficit Narrows in February
Britain’s goods and services trade gap decreased to £ 2.06 billion in February of 2014, down from a revised £ 2.2 billion deficit in the previous month, as both exports and imports fell.Published on 2014-04-09

UK Trade Deficit Widens 76% YoY in January
UK’s trade deficit increased sharply to £ 2.56 billion in January of 2014, compared with a £ 1.45 billion gap a year earlier and a revised £ 0.66 billion deficit in December of 2013. Exports of goods and services fell to a 14-month low hurt by lower sales of aircraft and chemicals. Published on 2014-03-14

UK Trade Deficit Narrows 71% in December
UK's trade deficit shrank to its lowest since July of 2012 in December of 2013 boosted by a jump in exports of oil, chemicals and aircraft and a fall in imports of aircraft and ships.
Published on 2014-02-07

United Kingdom Trade Deficit Widens in November
In November, deficit on trade in goods and services was estimated to have been £3.2 billion in November 2013, compared with a deficit of £3.5 billion in October. There was a deficit of £9.4 billion on goods, partly offset by an estimated surplus of £6.2 billion on services.Published on 2014-01-09

UK Trade Deficit Unchanged in October
Seasonally adjusted, the UK's deficit on trade in goods and services was estimated to have been £2.6 billion in October 2013, unchanged from the revised September 2013 estimate. Both exports and imports decreased slightly to £41.35 billion and £43.97 billion.Published on 2013-12-10

United Kingdom Trade Deficit Narrows Slightly in August
In August, UK’s deficit on trade in goods and services was estimated to have been £3.3 billion, compared with a deficit of £3.4 billion in July. There was a deficit of £9.6 billion on goods, partly offset by an estimated surplus of £6.3 billion on services.Published on 2013-10-09

UK Trade Deficit Doubles in July
In July, UK's seasonally adjusted deficit on trade in goods and services was estimated to have been £3.1 billion, compared with a gap of £1.3 billion in June. The deficit of £9.9 billion on goods was partly offset by an estimated surplus of £6.8 billion on services.Published on 2013-09-06

UK Trade Deficit Narrows in June
UK trade deficit shrank more than expected in June to its lowest level since January of 2013 as exports reached a new high. Published on 2013-08-09

UK Trade Deficit Widens in May
UK’s seasonally adjusted deficit on trade in goods and services was estimated to have been £2.4 billion in May, compared with a deficit of £2.1 billion in April. Volumes of both exports and imports of goods have recovered slightly from the low levels at the beginning of 2013.Published on 2013-07-09

UK Trade Deficit Narrows in April
Seasonally adjusted, the UK’s deficit on trade in goods and services was estimated to have been £2.6 billion in April, compared with a deficit of £3.2 billion in March. The narrowing of the deficit in April is mainly due to the UK's trade in goods with the EU, particularly that it was estimated that imports from the EU fell by around £1.3 billion. Published on 2013-06-07

United Kingdom Trade Deficit Narrows in March
Seasonally adjusted, the UK’s deficit on trade in goods and services was estimated to have been £3.1 billion in March, compared with a deficit of £3.4 billion in February. There was a deficit of £9.1 billion on goods, partly offset by an estimated surplus of £5.9 billion on services.Published on 2013-05-10

U.K. Trade Deficit Widens in February
According to the Office for National Statistics, UK’s deficit on trade in goods and services was estimated to have been £3.6 billion in February, compared with a deficit of £2.5 billion in January. There was a deficit of £9.4 billion on goods, partly offset by an estimated surplus of £5.8 billion on services.Published on 2013-04-09

United Kingdom Trade Deficit Narrows in January
Seasonally adjusted, the UK’s deficit on trade in goods and services was estimated to have been £2.4 billion in January, compared with a deficit of £2.8 billion in December. Lowest value of goods imports since April 2011.Published on 2013-03-12

United Kingdom Trade Deficit Widens in 2012
Seasonally adjusted, the UK’s deficit on trade in goods and services was estimated to have been £3.2 billion in December, compared with a deficit of £3.6 billion in November. However, despite erratic changes in the deficit over the last 12 months, the level across that period has remained largely flat.Published on 2013-02-07

U.K. Trade Deficit Narrows in November 2012
Seasonally adjusted, the UK’s deficit on trade in goods and services was estimated to have been £3.5 billion in November, compared with a deficit of £3.7 billion in October.Published on 2013-01-09

U.K. Trade Deficit Widens in June
The UK’s deficit on trade in goods and services increased to £4.3 billion in June, up £1.6 billion from £2.7 billion in May.Published on 2012-08-09

UK Trade Deficit Narrows in May
The UK’s deficit in Trade in Goods and Services narrowed by £1.4 billion to £2.7 billion in May, compared with April.Published on 2012-07-10

UK Trade Deficit Widens in April
The UK’s deficit on seasonally adjusted trade in goods and services was £4.4 billion in April, compared with a deficit of £3.0 billion in March.Published on 2012-06-17

U.K. Trade Deficit Narrows in March
The UK’s deficit in Trade in Goods and Services narrowed to £2.7 billion in March, down £0.2 billion from £2.9 billion in February.Published on 2012-05-15

UK Trade Deficit Widens in February
The UK’s deficit in Trade in Goods and Services increased to £3.4 billion in February, up £0.9 billion from £2.5 billion in January.
Published on 2012-04-12

U.K. Trade Deficit Widens in January
The UK’s deficit on seasonally adjusted trade in goods and services was £1.8 billion in January, compared with the deficit of £1.2 billion in December.Published on 2012-03-13

UK Trade Deficit Widens in December
The UK’s deficit in Trade in Goods and Services decreased to £1.1 billion in December, from £2.8 billion in November. This is the narrowest monthly trade in goods and services deficit since April 2003.Published on 2012-02-09

U.K. Trade Deficit Narrows in October
The UK’s deficit in Trade in Goods and Services decreased to £1.6 billion in October, down from £4.3 billion in September. This is the smallest deficit since April 2011, when the deficit was £1.5 billion.Published on 2011-12-09

UK Trade Deficit Widens in September
The UK’s deficit on seasonally adjusted trade in goods and services was £3.9 billion in September compared with the deficit of £2.7 billion in August.Published on 2011-11-09

UK Trade Defici Narrows in August
The UK’s deficit on seasonally adjusted trade in goods and services fell to £1.9 billion in August from £2.3 billion in July.Published on 2011-10-13

UK Trade Deficit Unchanged in July
The UK’s seasonally adjusted deficit on trade in goods and services was £4.5 billion in July, virtually unchanged compared with June.
Published on 2011-09-13

UK Trade Deficit Widens in June
The UK’s deficit on trade in goods and services was £4.5 billion in June, compared with a deficit of £4.0 billion in May, (originally published as a deficit of £4.1 billion).Published on 2011-08-09

UK Trade Deficit Widens in May
The UK’s seasonally adjusted deficit on trade in goods and services was £4.1 billion in May, compared with the deficit of £3.1 billion in April.
Published on 2011-07-12

UK Trade Deficit Unchanged in April
The UK’s seasonally adjusted deficit on trade in goods and services was £2.8 billion in April, unchanged from the March figure.Published on 2011-06-10

UK Trade Deficit Widens in March
The UK’s seasonally adjusted deficit on trade in goods and services was £3.0 billion in March, compared with the deficit of £2.7 billion in February.Published on 2011-05-11

UK Trade Deficit Narrows in February
The UK’s deficit on trade in goods and services was £2.4 billion in February, compared with a deficit of £3.9 billion in January, (originally published as a deficit of £3.0 billion).Published on 2011-04-12

UK Trade Deficit Narrows in January
The UK’s deficit on trade in goods and services was £3.0 billion in January, compared with a deficit of £5.5 billion in December, (originally published as a deficit of £4.8 billion). Published on 2011-03-09

UK Trade Deficit Widens in December
The UK’s seasonally adjusted deficit on trade in goods and services was £4.8 billion in December, compared with the deficit of £3.9 billion in November.
Published on 2011-02-09

UK Trade DEficit Rises in November
The UK’s deficit on trade in goods and services was £4.1 billion in November, compared with a deficit of £4.0 billion in October (originally published as a deficit of £3.9 billion).Published on 2011-01-12

UK Trade Deficit Increases to £3.9bn in October
The UK’s deficit on trade in goods and services was £3.9 billion in October, compared with a deficit of £3.8 billion in September (originally published as a deficit of £4.6 billion).
Published on 2010-12-09

U.K. Trade Gap Narrows
The U.K. trade deficit narrowed slightly in September as exports rose by more than imports, in a tentative sign that sterling's weakness may finally be starting to boost demand for U.K.-produced goods.Published on 2010-11-11

UK Trade Deficit Hits New Record
The UK's goods trade deficit widened to a record high in July after imports rose sharply and exports fell from the previous month, figures show.
Published on 2010-09-14

U.K. Trade Deficit Remains Unchanged In April
The U.K. trade deficit was broadly unchanged in April, defying expectations for a decline, as the value of exports and imports hurt by the volcanic eruption in Iceland. Published on 2010-06-09

UK Trade Deficit Widened in March
The U.K. trade deficit widened in March as imports jumped the most in six months, led by demand for goods from cars to engineering equipment. Published on 2010-05-13

U.K. February Trade Deficit Narrows
The U.K. trade deficit narrowed more than economists forecast in February as exports jumped the most in seven years on record sales of chemicals. Published on 2010-04-13

U.K. Trade Gap Widens
The U.K.'s global goods trade deficit in January widened unexpectedly to its largest level since August 2008 due to a sharp drop in exports, data from the Office for National Statistics showed.
Published on 2010-03-09

U.K. Trade Deficit Widens
The U.K. trade deficit swelled in December to the widest in almost a year as imports rose faster than exports. Published on 2010-02-09

U.K. Trade Deficit Widens
The U.K.'s trade deficit widened unexpectedly in October as the weaker pound failed to create a higher level of demand for export goods, data showed Wednesday.Published on 2009-12-09

U.K. Trade Gap Widens to 8-Month High
Britain’s trade deficit unexpectedly widened to an eight-month high in September as a surge in demand for cars helped imports rise at twice the pace of exports.Published on 2009-11-10

U.K. Trade Gap Unexpectedly Widens
The U.K. trade deficit unexpectedly widened in June, a sign the weakness of the pound has yet to benefit exporters as the global recession persists. Published on 2009-10-09

U.K. Trade Deficit Stays Stable
The U.K. trade deficit was unchanged in July on the month earlier but exports and imports both recorded their largest increases since January 2008 in the latest sign that the global economy is improving.Published on 2009-09-09